Threatened Miscarriage Quiz
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Ravi P. Chokshi, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN), Critical Care)
Current Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow with Dual board certification in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Critical Care Medicine. | 5+ years experience managing a general Ob/Gyn practice and working in the Intensive Care Unit. | Previously Physician Lead of a large single specialty practice with 8 Physicians and 10+ Advanced practitioners. | Member of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Patient education committee. | Frequent Medscape Consult contributor.
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN))
Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
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What is Threatened Miscarriage?
A threatened abortion or miscarriage are the same condition. A patient may present with vaginal bleeding or cramping in early pregnancy, but an ultrasound will show a live fetus (baby) and the patients cervix will be closed. The majority of these patients will continue to have a normal pregnancy, but some will progress to complete miscarriage.
Typical Symptoms of Threatened Miscarriage
Currently pregnant
Feel like water has broken/amniotic fluid is coming out
Bleeding in between menstrual cycles / periods or after menopause
Stomach feels constantly hard and stiff like a board
Increased vaginal discharge that is smelly
History of preterm labor
Fever
Feeling contractions very frequently
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Threatened Miscarriage
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Are you pregnant?
Do you feel like your water has broken?
Have you experienced vaginal bleeding or discharge outside of your periods or after menopause?
Is your stomach always hard and stiff like a board?
Has the vaginal discharge odor worsened recently?
Treatmentof Threatened Miscarriage
A specialist typically needs to confirm the diagnosis. With a closed cervix and normal fetal heart beat, they will generally recommend some form of rest and avoidance of sexual activity till things stabilize. Occasionally a medication such as progesterone may be prescribed.
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References
Lee HJ, Park TC, Kim JH, Norwitz E, Lee B. The Influence of Oral Dydrogesterone and Vaginal Progesterone on Threatened Abortion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:3616875. doi: 10.1155/2017/3616875. Epub 2017 Dec 17. PMID: 29392134; PMCID: PMC5748117.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2017/3616875/
Zhou J, Huang Z, Pan X, Leung WT, Li C, Chen L, Zhang Y, Wang L, Sima Y, Zhang N, Qiu X, Li L, Wang L. New thoughts in exploring the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of threatened abortion. Biosci Trends. 2019;13(3):284-285. doi: 10.5582/bst.2019.01155. PMID: 31327799.
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bst/13/3/13_2019.01155/_article
Kanmaz AG, İnan AH, Beyan E, Budak A. The effects of threatened abortions on pregnancy outcomes. Ginekol Pol. 2019;90(4):195-200. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2019.0035. Epub 2019 Mar 22. PMID: 30901073.
https://journals.viamedica.pl/ginekologia_polska/article/view/59963
Early Pregnancy Loss
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2018/11/early-pregnancy-loss
Threatened miscarriage: evaluation and management
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC478228/
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Reviewed By:
Ravi P. Chokshi, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN), Critical Care)
Current Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow with Dual board certification in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Critical Care Medicine. | 5+ years experience managing a general Ob/Gyn practice and working in the Intensive Care Unit. | Previously Physician Lead of a large single specialty practice with 8 Physicians and 10+ Advanced practitioners. | Member of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Patient education committee. | Frequent Medscape Consult contributor.
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN))
Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
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